Bayfield Christmas Raffle

Gold Coin Collection

Just a reminder.
Don't forget we are holding a gold coin collection on Wednesday, 2nd December to support Michael Wai Poi, who is shaving his "lid" for Child Cancer.  For those of you who know Michael, he has very long hair, so this will be a huge change for him.  Ethan Wai Poi (older brother of Jasper in Preschool) who attended Bayfield from 2003 - 2006 is currently undergoing treatment for cancer, so we are all sending Ethan out best wishes.  So please support this very worthy cause on Wednesday.

Bike Day

The zooming Toddlers are having a bike day!  This will be happening on Thursday, 10th December, so that means we want to see all the Toddlers zoom in the room on their favourite bike.  It might be a good idea to name their bike just in case there are others the same.
Thanks
Melissa, Gu, Damayanthi, Margaret and Helen

The Toddler Entomologists

The Toddler children have been interested in bugs and insects such as snails, slugs and especially spiders in the past few weeks.  This morning Melissa and some of the Toddler children caught a Daddy Long Legs in the bug catcher.  Liam, Ranen and Jasper were excited and fascinated about watching it and showing all their friends.  Melissa took the children outside and set it free into the garden, saying goodbye to it.  Check out  the smilebox album below.  

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Abacus Calendars

All Abacus calendar orders must be returned NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, 27TH NOVEMBER.  No orders will be accepted after this date.  If you require another order form these are available at reception and all of the children's artwork is available for viewing in their rooms, just ask one of the teachers if you would like to see it. 

Playball in Preschool

This Wednesday (25.11.2009), Playball is coming to Bayfield to do a free demo session with ALL 3 and 4 year old children.
Playball is an early childhood programme which helps develop the fundamental building blocks of sport, agility, balance and co-ordination.  Most importantly - Playball is FUN and engages the child's imagination!
During Playball, children are also exposed to a range of different sports skills for tennis, cricket, hockey, rugby, basketball, baseball and volleyball.
Playball sessions are 45 minutes in duration and will possibly be starting next year at Bayfield.
We invite all parents who are interested to come along and watch this free demonstration session.  It will be fun!

The class introduces young children to structured exercise in a fun environment. 
The cost per child for this programme works out approximately
$ 60.00 per ten week school term.  This cost will be seperate from the Special Fund Account.  The class will not start until February 2010.  It will run on the same day every week so only the children attending on that day will be involved.
If your child is starting or leaving at any stage, the initial cost will be worked out as per the number of weeks that your child will be attending the classes.
To assist us in knowing whether you are interested in your child participating in the programme, please fill out the form which will be in your pocket.  If you have any questions regarding this programme, please feel free to come and see either myself or Shona.
Regards
Oriana and the Preschool team.

The Nursery Week - 16 - 20 November

We have had another busy week in the Nursery.  Amelie is settling in well, as is Theo, who was visiting on his own for the first time this week.
We have finished most of our paintings for the calendars so please come and check them out, they make great Christmas presents!
We are busy working through plans for the changes to the Nursery, something that we are really excited about.
Check out the attached "Daily Diaries" for a closer look at the week's happenings.